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Original BB-8 by Sphero (No Droid Trainer)

We have analyzed 2167 reviews and found:

36% of users say that: Product works, was a gift, works great, is a fun toy. Toy is amazing, is neat, works well, is incredibly fun to play. Droid is adorable, is for you, was working fine, is wonderful. App works well, is easy to use, is controlled, is easy to download from the appstore. 1% of users noticed that: Sound came out of bb-8, don't come from the bb-8 unit, come out of your device. Phone dies quickly running the app, is only 3 years old, have no compatible app, was placed under my child's microsoft account to allow parental monitoring. Head was already destroyed, will sometimes fall off in an impact. Battery will no longer hold a charge, will die in after about a year, is dead, is low.

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1821 739
love • loves • great • loved • fun • cute • works • awesome • lot of fun • gift • like • good • little guy • amazing • my son loves • was a gift • excellent • works great • recommend • is a fun toy
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toy
213 34
great • fun • awesome • cool • best • amazing • coolest • nice • cute • good • very cool • greatest • fantastic • is amazing • excellent • great little • very good • best star • perfect • excelent
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droid
122 46
awesome • little • great little • looking for • amazing • great • cute • fun little • is adorable • cute little • best • you're looking for • is for you • was working fine • really rolls around and stuff • makes sounds • loves • saw • fun playing • durable
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app
104 72
works well • is easy to use • slick • operates great • is controlled • would work • doesn't give the true force feeling • very very easy to use • is easy to download from the appstore • have a good learning curve • onto our ipad • useful • will be out very soon • gives you • works before you purchase the product • allows you to make it beep • automatically share and sync info with wireless devices • is huge • best little • free
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bb-8
101 26
is awesome • love • is adorable • awesome • is a lot of fun • okay • is very cute • is very responsive • made bb-8 • real • is beyond cool • is perfect • is one of his favorite christmas gifts • was like the children's pied piper • works very well • is more delicate • gave up on life • pleasantly surprised • is a blast to play with • is like a second pet
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sphero
69 19
classic • good job • is programmable • last year to play with my cats • does dances • always replied would send me a replacement head soon • has been known for their ball shaped app controlled robots • stands by their products • excellent customer service • very responsive • solved a small issue very quickly • was completely amazed • out of curiosity • is so small • cute • is a great company • for our kids last christmas • around • is a much better investment • managed to get his movements down pretty well
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control
30 16
easy to • very easy to • better • automatic • is much • are easy • full • very responsive to • very durable • is trough the app • highly entertaining • kind of hard to • easy to understand • are true • are intuitive and clean • navigate well • are precise • are surprisingly easy to learn • fun to learn • has a virtual joystick
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robot
27 17
fun little • cool • great fun • great • is really cute • very good • is amazing • great little • cool little • has been a favorite of my sons • moves easily • quickly on hardwood floors • awesome • looks cool • updated • adorable • interesting • amazing • very entertaining • is functional
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price
34 10
great • good • high • very good • was perfect • low • affordable • excellent • is a little high • is too high • higher • very high • worth • is a little to high • lowest • is insane • is a bit high • found better • so worth • got a little bit crazy
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bb8
22 16
is the best • is a great gift • is so fun • looks cool • cool • works great • is fun and addictive • is a great addition • peeking round a corner • is also hard to maneuver • luv • worked as advertised • is perfect • is load of fun • is controlled by an app • has some preset commands • comes with instructions • is pretty much what you expect • is great • no problems
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item
28 5
great • good • was easy to set up • expected • cool • fair • is very elegant • works like magic • sucks • wonderful • before the release of star wars • quality • comes packed in nice box • you can actually play with • is in perfect condition • neat • best • hot
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device
18 12
controlled • is sweet • is awesome • got it working • fun • easy to connect to any • every time you want to use it • great • is running a supported version of android • frustration levels are diminishing • is capable of downloading the bb-8 app • long life out • got one to work • is compatible • not be a big negative • are built alike • equipped with a gyroscope • are compatible with bb-8
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size
15 7
like • right • does matter • almost deal • pretty rough terrain • perfect • larger • little bigger • great • is what we expected • expect • tennis ball • smaller • very small
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gift
27 3
great • best • perfect • fun • fine • cool • favorite • wonderful • works great • was very well received • excellent
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video
18 10
you can watch/create • science • bit bigger • really good • very well • come from free downloadable app • must be • were really high)by • is on hardwood • good • makes it look like he will do holographic images • popping off • before playing with your bb-8 • look way more functional • out to be way better • made up • is cool • seem like it
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box
17 11
right out • so big for _that_?2 • is very good quality • is super heavy duty • handsome • was packed for shipping • was a little damaged • makes you feel like your opening up • is very nice • open up • great storage • already raring to go • looks special • was well made • high quality • is so well done
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it's
19 8
still a fun toy • been used in so many ways • won't be out until spring • is a good product • been a beautiful • great addition to my collection • worked three or four times • still a steep price • been working fine • ok • about the size of a tennis ball • been alot of fun to watch • about 7cm wide • essentially a remote controlled car • been a pretty awesome toy • worked great • just a remote controlled tennisball • working on windows phone support • possible
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feature
22 3
fun • more • neat • works well • explored all • are so fun to explore • whole variety • are really fun • are fun • pretty advanced • new • work • still pretty cool • all • adding • added some added • best • would be nice • like patrol • cool
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quality
20 4
good • high • great • excellent • higher • is solid • bb-8!really good • is great • charges quickly • can be improved • awesome • ease of use • well made • like
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this thing
18 5
is awesome • loves • is adorable • is great • is cool • love • was very responsive • super adorable • is so fun • is far away for someking of smartness • is built amazing well • goes over my whole house no problem • is amazing
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packaging
20 1
great • was secure • is first class • is solid • feels sturdy • really well made • fancy • standard • beautiful • superior • opening was similar to an apple product • is very elaborate • protective • is in perfect condition • was fantastic • was top notch • is great • is well done
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unit
14 6
long time • will pick up animal hair • is fine • was working • is a bundle of fun • does manage its power use well • animates • built • is well made • very sturdy • sound fit and finish • is very innovative • goes well on hard surfaces • has lights to indicate charging
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battery life
12 7
decent • confident • surprisingly long • long • totally surpassed • great • impressively long • is way longer • good • has been plenty long • is great • is pretty good
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movie
15 1
came out • enjoyed watching • was just as fun • fun to run around the house and watch • react to the • latest • great • reacts to different parts • bigger one like • hopping to ignite the same passion • only increased my desire • looking forward to the • is released • is under wraps
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review
14 2
full • good • will • have prepared us with its size • based on their reply • will update • most helpful • best • after a few months • made me buy it for grandson • accurate • proper • seemingly convenient way • better
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technology
11 4
cool • is great • neat • we expected more • likes • is really neat • very cool • great • goes way beyond a mere toy
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this toy
12 3
loves • highly recommend • love • loved • very impressed • lot of fun • fascinated
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purchase
12 3
great • very pleased • fun • very good • pretty happy • awesome
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function
8 6
patrol • perfect • better • just as shown • works till • like • really works well • very well
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sound
24 27
no • does not come from bb-8 • only come out of your phone • doesn't come out of the robot • really sucks the juice • comes from the phone app • not bb8 • came out of bb-8 • not from the phone • don't come from the bb-8 unit • make me disappoint • only comes from your device • issue • would come from bb-8 • not come from the robot • comes from your phone speakers • bothers me • not coming from bb-8 • aren't really coming from bb-8 • runs into walls
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phone
16 17
not a big deal • could not get it to work • drain • dies quickly running the app • is only 3 years old • not the app • have no compatible app • totally dependent • unlock • was placed under my child's microsoft account to allow parental monitoring • shut • doesn't do anything • not from the robot • would even let me attempt to install the bb-8 app • is not detected • not that clear • on silent
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head
11 17
pops off • pops off every time the toy hits a wall • does get knocked off • does sometimes fall off • kept on coming off • pops off all the time • tried playing without • comes off too easily when spinning • was already destroyed • flimsy • pops off easily • will sometimes fall off in an impact • falls off all the time • does fall off if bb-8 crashes • falls off quite a bit • does fall off easily
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battery
13 14
doesn’t hold charge anymore • will no longer hold a charge • doesn't last very long • died • wont recharge • will die in after about a year • is dead • hogging toy • is low • may be low • doesn't last long between charges • can only be replaced • dies • can't replace
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voice command
10 12
are really limited • almost never worksthe hologram message • really don't do much • only work with ios devices • works sometimes • terrible • were not supported • were hit and miss • seem to work 1 out of 10 times • do not work • are pretty limited • can't find
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thing
11 11
aren't necessary for its operation • is ridiculous amounts of fun to play with • wouldn't go on the carpet • has no use apart from sitting on the desk of the star wars • goofy • little • won't even move on carpet • is just plain frustrating • straight for a wall • does not work • dumb
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carpet
7 14
rough time • ok • not very functional • can't move around • not made for • goes slow • does not roll well • thick • is a bit difficult • would not roll • pretty useless • will not run • not as good • will not move
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antenna
6 14
broke • broken • broke off in less • poor • problem • bended • straight • will collect dust and hair • literally broke off within 15 minutes • breaking on her gift • broke off • got slanted • not even a broken
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this product
8 9
never will buy • has not been qa'ed • does not deserve to be on the market • sorely disappointed • really disappointed • crippling limitations • greatly disappointed • very disappointed • extremely disappointed
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instructions
5 9
no • lack • are worthless • must be downloaded on-line • few • virtually no
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noise
5 9
comes from your phone • come from your phone not from him • are too distracting • comes out of your cell phone app • doesn't come from him • don't actually come from bb8 • no • come from your phone
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